The mother of remarkable teenage cancer hero Stephen Sutton will collect his posthumous MBE from the Queen later today.

Jane Sutton will collect the posthumous honour from Buckingham Palace on behalf of her son, who died in May following a four-year struggle against bowel cancer.

The 19-year-old, who was diagnosed with the disease at the age of 15, raised more than £5 million for charity and became a household name as he approached his disease with good humour and stoicism, with his trademark thumbs-up sign a symbol of his positive attitude.

"Stephen was an absolutely inspiring individual and his zest for life even as he was suffering from a very difficult and progressive cancer was completely extraordinary and very inspiring," said Mr Cameron during Prime Minister's Questions.

The 19-year-old's bravery in the face of terminal cancer touched people across the world, leading to him to be honoured with an MBE in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.

Teenage cancer hero Stephen Sutton, who raised £4 million for charity, is among those to be honoured with an MBE in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours - just weeks after losing his fight against the disease.

The 19-year-old accepted the honour before his death on 14th May.

Stephen Sutton has been named among the Queen's Birthday Honours. Credit: PA

His mother said she was "truly delighted and immensely proud" that he had been recognised in the Honours list.

She said: "Shortly before Stephen passed away on the 14th May he received a letter from the Cabinet Office asking if he was agreeable to accepting an MBE in recognition of his fundraising and services to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

"He thought it was an incredible honour to have been nominated and it definitely got the 'thumbs up'."